This blog discusses items of interest to genealogical researchers, with an emphasis on California. It also focuses on internet-centered genealogy research, and covers tools and techniques unique to that space.

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17 May 2008

Mapping Wikipedia

[Via ResourceShelf]: Live Maps announces a Wikipedia layer added to their mapping, which allows you to browse maps and see "pins" for Wikipedia articles associated with the geographic area you are viewing.

Even with the quality-variance in Wikipedia articles taken into account, I could see this tool as being a great way to explore new geographic areas that come up in research!